The nation’s capital Manila ranked 115th out of 141 cities included in the 2023 Smart City Index, still falling behind compared to its peers in the Southeast Asia region.
It fell 13 notches from its 102nd rank in 2021, though the Switzerland-based business school International Institute for Management Development noted that this year’s report should not be compared to previous iterations due to changes in approaches.
The IMD said the Smart City Index combines hard data and survey responses to show the extent to which technology is enabling cities to address the challenges they face to achieve a higher quality of life for their inhabitants. In the 2023 edition, Zurich still leads the index, followed by Oslo , Canberra , Copenhagen , and Lausanne ."Apart from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, all of the cities occupying the top 20 are either in Europe or in Asia-Pacific. The absence of American or African cities is notable," the report said.
"Although the SCI’s top 20 include 12 capital cities , and several ‘economic capitals’ , the picture is different when one looks at the top half of the rankings ; a significant number of medium-sized cities show both solid positions and a continuous ability to move up," it added.At the bottom were Guatemala City , Sana'a , Beirut , Accra , and Tunis .
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